Event History
November 2007: First Wind briefs BOS on proposed Windfarm Project
August 2008: BOS interviews and retains Eaton Peabody for consulting and legal services on proposed windfarm project
August 2008 thru December 2008: BOS holds work sessions with Eaton Peabody on Tax Increment Financing issues
October 1, 2008: First Winds holds a community forum on the proposed wind project
January thru February 2009: BOS holds work sessions with Eaton Peabody on Tax Increment Financing issues.
January 27, 2009: BOS sponsors a community forum on the proposed wind project.
March 23, 2009: Oakfield Town Meeting passes town meeting articles designating a Tax Increment Finance District for the Windfarm project
April 6, 2009: First Wind applies for State Permit
April 8, 2009: BOS begins sorting out process of State Permit Application.
April 29, 2009: DEP says First Wind Applicaton is complete, statutory 185 day review starts.
June 3, 2009: BOS creates and appoints a Five Member Sub-Commitee to review various components of the Oakfield Windfarm Application.
June-August 2009: Windfarm Review holds ten (10) meetings on sorting out the DEP Application submitted by First Wind.
September 4, 2009: The Windfarm Review Committee approves Final Report and submits recommendations to Board of Selectmen.